Hijacked? Dozens injured in Chicago metro train crash

A collision on the tracks of Chicago’s CTA metro line Monday morning sent over 30 people to the hospital. Police are now investigating the incident as the result of a possible hijacking.

As of 10am local time, 33 people were brought to nine area hospitals following a collision hours earlier that occurred when an outbound train stopped at the Forest Park station was struck by an out-of-service train heading in the opposite direction, Chicago Transit Authority spokeswoman Lambrini Ludkidis told the Tribune.

CBS News is reporting that police are investigating the possibility that the collision resulted because someone hijacked the out-of-service train.

The CTA told CBS that the train was on the wrong tracks when it rammed the on-duty car. Anthony Calderone, the mayor of Chicago suburb Forest Park , told CBS that nobody was at the controls when the train crashed.

Official say there are no serious injuries being reported as of yet. One of those requesting medical attention was a train operator.

Service on the line was shut down for a couple of hours and the station where the collision occurred remained closed after service was restored, the CTA said.